How do you paint a wall in two colours?
You have a brilliant idea: instead of painting your wall in one colour, you are going to create two (or more) colour areas on your wall. Problem: you don't have the steadiest hand and you don't know which colours you can all combine. No need to panic, in this blog post we give you lots of inspiration and tips for the perfect play of colours!
1. Tone-on-tone
Multiple colours on the wall do not always mean a big contrast. Even with the same colour in different shades, you can give your living room, kitchen or bedroom a bit more punch. Even better, it gives your interior a touch of minimal chic. Go for example for shades of white and beige or natural greens. Moreover, you can continue the tone-on-tone trend in the rest of your interior, such as the furniture, the floor and of course the accessories.
2. Colour-blocking
Can things be a little bolder for you? Then colour-blocking is for you. With colour-blocking you mix colours you would normally never combine, such as pink and bright yellow.
When colour-blocking, it is important to match the rest of your interior with the chosen colours on the wall. Also, don't combine too many different colours and still use neutral tones in your interior to keep things in balance.
3. Round and round and round
If straight lines are boring, playful geometric shapes are definitely for you! By painting a large circle or arc in an accent colour, you immediately give your room a completely different look. For the children's room, you can opt for colourful triangles or clouds.
Here too, you can opt for tone-on-tone if you want to keep it a bit quieter, or colour-block if you want to go all the way!
Getting started: how to paint a wall in two colours?
Are you completely convinced? Then it's time for the real thing! Below you will find a step-by-step plan to draw a perfect straight line between two colour surfaces:
- Mark with a pencil where the two colours should touch on the wall.
- Paint the lightest colour to just over the pencil markings. Let the paint dry.
- Move a rope along a piece of white chalk. Stretch the rope at the level of the pencil markings. Secure the rope with tape. Shortly pull the rope towards you (like the string of a guitar), leaving a straight white chalk line on the wall.
- Stick tape to the dividing chalk line.
- Paint with the second colour to just over the edge of the tape.
- Remove the tape while the paint is still wet and admire your wall in two colours!
Did you get started with one of the ideas from this blog post? We are very curious to see the result! Send us a photo via email or share it with us on Facebook or Instagram with #Tintrio.
Looking for some more inspiration? Then be sure to read our blog post on colour fields or contact our experts. They will be happy to help you!
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